Cascades Inc. | Disclosure of Languages Mastered by Employees at Cascades Inc.

Status
AGM passed
AGM date
Proposal number
3
Resolution details
Resolution ask
Report on or disclose
ESG theme
  • Social
ESG sub-theme
  • Diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI)
Type of vote
Shareholder proposal
Filer type
Shareholder
Company sector
Consumer Discretionary
Company HQ country
Canada
Resolved clause
It is proposed that the languages mastered by employees be disclosed, with the information broken down by jurisdiction, for all territories (countries, states, provinces) where the company operates.
Supporting statement
At the time of hiring, a candidate's skills are evaluated to determine if they meet the job requirements. Among these are necessarily their language skills. This information is known to all companies. This information, in its statistical form, is of interest to everyone. In recent years, several public controversies over language have tarnished the reputation of major companies regarding their social responsibility and their interpretation of their duties and obligations concerning diversity, inherent in our societies. Language, embedded at the heart of our democratic institutions, is indeed a fundamental attribute of the community. Such situations, harmful in every respect, must be avoided. It is therefore – and for many other reasons – appropriate for all interested parties (stakeholders) to know, through formal and official disclosure, the languages mastered by the bank's employees. Obviously, by "mastery" of the language, it is understood to mean a sufficient level of language proficiency to allow its generalized use in both oral and written forms, in all spheres of activity of individuals, both legal and physical, i.e., a sufficient level of language to enable everyone to fully and entirely perform their duties and functions.

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